So my baby is now 5…sigh. And to mark this momentous occasion, we had a luau birthday party. My mom is a teacher and the last week of school she had a luau for the kids, so she had a lot of decorations, and she was nice enough to let us borrow them. But you guys know me, I had to have more decorations! But to tell you the truth, we didn’t have to buy a lot of stuff! Yeah! Which by the way, the IT Guy loved.
These were some of the decorations that we had. The Tiki God was mom’s, as was the pineapple banner. She had lanterns and we bought luau balloons and I just went crazy decorating.
Emma picked out this cake by herself. I loved how it turned out! And it was delicious! We got it from Tom Thumb, and Emma wanted chocolate cake, with butter cream frosting in between the layer with a butter cream frosting on top. It was moist and delicious! And very rich!
I didn’t do a big spread like I did last year. Of course, last year I grilled hamburgers, and hot dogs, and everything else that goes along with a BBQ. But not this year, nope, we went easy this year, and you know what, it was pretty good. Instead of chips and dip, we did fruit kebobs, with mangos, strawberries, cherries, pineapple, grapes, and apples. And it was a hit! We had no kebobs when the party was over!
The kids played outside for a while. The playscape is always a big hit with kids.
And here’s the birthday girl showing her BFF Carly how to hula dance. And we know how well she hula dances…if you haven’t seen the video on my facebook page, don’t worry, I’ll post it again! You’re welcome dad!
See the palm tree? Yeah, it is a drink cooler. You put the ice and drinks in the bottom, but ours had a leak! And it looked like a dying palm tree! But for $19, I wasn’t gonna buy another one!
This sweet boy, is Ryan. I keep him 3 days a week. And Emma and I love him to death. Isn’t he cute? Such a sweetie!
Here’s Emma patiently waiting for me to light the candles on her birthday cake!
We sang happy birthday….
and she blew out the candles!!!
Now, it was time to eat!
This is JD, he’s my boyfriend! Seriously! Love this little kid!
This is Auston, he’s was on Emma’s T-Ball team, and he is too funny! And he will be an awesome baseball player. That kid can slide into a base like no one’s business!
This is Miss Maddie! She is JD’s sister, and Emma loves her to pieces! Emma and Maddie take dance together.
This is Carly, Emma’s BFF. We live next door to Carly’s family, and I am so glad that they love each other so much!
And this cute little guy, is Sawyer! He is going to be a heartbreaker when he grows up.
After cake and ice cream, the kids wanted to go play outside again.
And then it was time to open presents!! Woohoo!
The birthday girl, got a lot of stuff. And as you can see, her daddy got her a light saber. Yes, a light saber. She loves Star Wars and Star Wars the Clone Wars, so this was a big hit for her. She told the IT Guy that he needed one so they can go outside after dark and play against each other. LOL! So all in all, it was a success! But now, I’m thinking of what to do next year!
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